महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-53

उदपानं च तं दृष्ट्वा प्रशस्य च पुनः पुनः ।
नदीगतमदीनात्मा प्राप्तो विनशनं तदा ॥५३॥

53. udapānaṁ ca taṁ dṛṣṭvā praśasya ca punaḥ punaḥ ,
nadīgatamadīnātmā prāpto vinaśanaṁ tadā.

53. uda-pānam ca tam dṛṣṭvā praśasya ca punaḥ punaḥ
nadī-gatam adīna-ātmā prāptaḥ vinaśanam tadā

53. tadā adīna-ātmā (saḥ) tam uda-pānam nadī-gatam dṛṣṭvā,
ca punaḥ punaḥ praśasya,
vinaśanam prāptaḥ.

53. Then, that noble-minded one (adīna-ātmā), having seen that well situated by the river, and repeatedly praised it, reached Vinaśana.

Words meanings summery:

• उद-पानम् (uda-pānam) - a well, cistern, reservoir of water

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - that

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• प्रशस्य (praśasya) - having praised, after praising

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• नदी-गतम् (nadī-gatam) - situated by a river, river-going

• अदीन-आत्मा (adīna-ātmā) - noble-minded, resolute, one whose spirit is not low

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached, arrived, obtained

• विनशनम् (vinaśanam) - The specific place named Vinaśana. (Vinaśana (name of a place), disappearance, destruction)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

उद-पानम् (uda-pānam) - a well, cistern, reservoir of water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uda-pāna

uda-pāna - well, cistern, reservoir of water (place for drinking water)

Tatpurusha compound: 'water-drinking' or 'place for water-drinking'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (udaka+pāna)

• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)
• pāna – drinking, a drink, a well or tank
  noun (neuter)
  From root pā (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'uda-pānam' (the well).

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रशस्य (praśasya) - having praised, after praising

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root śaṃs with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

नदी-गतम् (nadī-gatam) - situated by a river, river-going

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nadī-gata

nadī-gata - gone to a river, situated by a river

Tatpurusha compound: 'gone to the river'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nadī+gata)

• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained, situated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'uda-pānam'.

अदीन-आत्मा (adīna-ātmā) - noble-minded, resolute, one whose spirit is not low

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adīna-ātman

adīna-ātman - noble-minded, high-spirited, courageous (one whose ātman (self/spirit) is not low/dejected)

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose ātman is adīna'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (adīna+ātman)

• adīna – not low, not dejected, noble, exalted
  adjective
  Negative Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dī (to decay, be sad) with negative prefix a-.
  Root: dī (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached, arrived, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - reached, arrived, obtained, gained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used as a main verb, implying 'he reached'.

विनशनम् (vinaśanam) - The specific place named Vinaśana. (Vinaśana (name of a place), disappearance, destruction)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vinaśana

vinaśana - disappearance, destruction, perishing; name of a place where the Sarasvati river is said to disappear

From root naś (to perish, disappear) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)